On Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 1:55:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
The ASW 20 seems to have a reputation for bad behavior in some configurations. Is this reputation deserved or overblown? What has been the experience of those who have owned and flown the glider? Are some variants of the 20 better or worse in terms of handling characteristics?

Tom A

600+ hours in a 20B ... one instant over the top spin in a strong small-core thermal ... I did have an extreme aft CG (I had a tail tank with a separate dump control from the wings.) Did some stall testing when I first transitioned to the 20 and thought the transition was pretty normal - although not as benign as the LS-3 which was my prior ship. I then installed elevator tabulators and verified they provided a lot of additional control into the stall. Your experience may differ. kk